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082 _a63
100 1 _aLittle, Douglas,
245 1 0 _aAmerican orientalism :
_bthe United States and the Middle East since 1945 /
_cDouglas Little.
260 _aChapel Hill :
_bUniversity of North Carolina Press,
_c2002.
300 _aaxiv, 407 p. :
_bmap ;
_c25 cm.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [365]-387) and index.
520 _aGideon's band in the Holy Land : we're not in Kansas anymore -- Orientalism, American style : the Middle East in the mind of America -- Opening the door : business, diplomacy, and America's stake in Middle East oil -- The making of a special relationship : America and Israel -- A tale of four doctrines : U.S. national security, the Soviet threat, and the Middle East -- Sympathy for the devil? : America, Nasser, and Arab revolutionary nationalism -- Modernizing the Middle East : from reform to revolution in Iraq, Libya, and Iran -- Kicking the Vietnam syndrome : waging limited war from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf -- Opportunities lost and found : the United States and the Arab-Israeli peace process -- Fool's errand or Kodak moment? : America and the Middle East at the dawn of the twenty-first century.
650 1 4 _aOrientalism
_zUnited States
650 1 4 _aNationalism
_zMiddle East
650 1 4 _aArab-Israeli conflict
651 _aMiddle East
_xRelations
_zUnited State
651 _aUnited States
_xRelations
_zMiddle East
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_cBOOK
999 _c13104
_d13104